By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Walker’s Legacy Foundation announced a new business initiative to provide moms in the District with entrepreneurial skills, resources and networks to help them grow their businesses. During a press conference at Trinity Washington University Rose Parlor, Main Hall, 125 Michigan Ave. N.E., Moms Who Enterprise unpacked their six-week program […]
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On Patrol With the Enforcer of DC’s Plastic-Straw Ban
By FENIT NIRAPPIL , The Washington Post WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning letters in hand, Zach Rybarczyk patrolled the food court at Union Station, looking for offenders. Past Auntie Anne’s, past Johnny Rockets. At Lotus Express, a Chinese food joint, Rybarczyk peeled the wrapper from a red straw and bent the end — the telltale giveaway. Plastic. […]
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DCYD New Executive Committee Calls for Northam’s Resignation
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com After celebrating the new Executive Committee for D.C. Young Democrats (DCYD) Thursday evening, on Friday the fresh team woke up to controversy surrounding Governor Ralph Northam’s (D-VA) racist yearbook pictures, and launched them into action to address the leader of the District’s neighboring state. Newly elected Executive Committee members […]
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D.C. Council Works to Curb Growing Gun Violence in District
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer The D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety held a roundtable last week to check in on two efforts to curb the growing gun violence in the District. Officials from the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and the Office of the Attorney General’s community based “Cure […]
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Workers and Legislators Unite to Help Low-Wage Contract Employees
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer A little over a month ago Faye Smith found herself in the Senate Office Building protesting and searching for Senator Mitch McConnell in order to impress upon him how the federal shutdown was impacting her life. Now with the shutdown officially over, and another one looming, Smith is back […]
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New Chancellor Meets and Greets the Community
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer A line of students from Anne Beers Elementary, 3600 Alabama Ave SE, walked through their school’s front entrance and were greeted by a new face. A tall distinguished man, with glasses and a ready smile, met each child with a handshake, a hug or a pat on the back. […]
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Free Rides Offered on DC Circulator In Honor of #FairshotFebruary
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer District of Columbia residents have more than Black History Month to celebrate in February as Mayor Muriel Bowser announced free rides on the D.C. Circulator, part of the city’s month long #FairShotFebruary campaign. “We’re kicking off Fair Shot February by making it easier for Washingtonians to get where they […]
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D.C. Young Democrats to Hold Vote
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Young Washingtonians are working to get their community civically engaged and are holding an election on Jan. 31 to make sure their peers’ voices are heard. From 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, the D.C. Young Democrats (DCYD) are welcoming any District registered voters ages 18-35 to vote in the DCYD […]
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D.C. Council Overrides Bowser’s Veto of Fare Evasion Decriminalization
Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com When Mayor Muriel Bowser used her power for a rare veto of a bill that would decriminalize metro fare evasion, much of the D.C. Council and local advocacy organizations spoke out against her decision. So when the District of Columbia Council voted 11-2 to override the veto last week, organizations […]
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Bowser Pushed for Emergency Legislation for Unemployment Benefits and SNAP
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer As the country enters its second month of a financially crippling federal government shutdown, on Tuesday Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans for legislation that would offer some relief to D.C. residents who were impacted. That relief comes in two ways. One would be an emergency bill to allow federal […]
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Bowser’s Veto of Fare Evasion Decriminalization Brings Wrath of Council Members and Advocates
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day more than 46 organizations publicly admonished Mayor Bowser’s veto of the {Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill}, joining Council member Robert C. White, Jr. who released a blunt statement criticizing the move last week. The letter by local organizations was addressed to D.C. Council members […]
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Black Furloughed Workers Share Grievances at DMV Town Hall
By Micha Green AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com The government shutdown has been going on over a month and furloughed workers are hurting. “It hurts physically and it hurts mentally,” said Tyra McClelland a member of the Local 727 union of the American Federation of Government Employees. On the 31st day of the partial government […]